Barbara Barondess Explained

Barbara Barondess
Birth Date:4 August 1907
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Death Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1925–1940 (film)

Barbara Barondess (July 4, 1907 – May 31, 2000) was an American stage and film actress.[1] [2]

Barondess was born in New York City, but her family returned to Russia because of the luxury that life held for them there. Her uncle was a lumber magnate in Ukraine. By 1921, however, they left Russia to escape "anarchy and death".[3] The family went from Russia to England and traveled in steerage from there to the United States with their jewels sewn into their underwear. Barondess was 14 years old when the family arrived at Ellis Island.

After Barondess left acting she became a dress designer, an interior decorator, and "a broker of fine arts and antiques".[4] Clients for her interior design work included "many prominent motion picture personalities", and she created a room for the 10th Annual National Home-Furnishings Show in 1959.[5]

On October 24, 1933, Barondess filed for divorce from producer Irving Jacobs after four years of marriage.[6] She was married to the actor Douglas MacLean from 1938 to 1946.[7] On May 28, 1953, she obtained a divorce from attorney Nathaniel S. Ruvell.[8] Later in the 1950s she was married to Leonard J. Knaster.[9]

Barondess founded the Barbara Barondess Theatre Lab Alliance in 1981 as a way to help performing arts professionals who were struggling and worked with it for 17 years. She wrote a memoir, One Life Is Not Enough (Communications Creativity, 1990).[10]

Barondess died of cardiac arrest in New York City on May 31, 2000.[11]

Selected filmography

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Fleming p.275
  2. Pitts p.234
  3. News: Davis . L. J. . Island of hope and tears . April 14, 2024 . Arizona Daily Star . September 2, 1990 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240414003521/https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star/145323102/ . April 14, 2024 . Arizona, Tucson . H 1. .
  4. Book: Banner . Lois W. . Ideal Beauty: The Life and Times of Greta Garbo . September 15, 2023 . Rutgers University Press . 978-1-9788-0651-1 . April 13, 2024 . en.
  5. News: Law . Aline . Barbara Barondess MacLean Creates 'Study for Collector' . April 14, 2024 . Valley Times . December 23, 1959 . 17. .
  6. News: Miss Barondess Asks Divorce . April 13, 2024 . The New York Times . October 25, 1933 . 5. subscription .
  7. Book: Golden . Eve . Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars . November 13, 2015 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-8354-9 . 87 . April 14, 2024 . en.
  8. News: Husband Divorced as Too Critical . April 14, 2024 . Los Angeles Times . May 29, 1953 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240414001954/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/145322134/ . April 14, 2024 . 2. .
  9. News: Jewelry Insured for $48,300 Is Seized In East Side Home by Selective Thieves . April 13, 2024 . The New York Times . March 7, 1957 . 24. subscription.
  10. News: Bisbort . Alan . 83-year-old offers book of memoirs . April 14, 2024 . Simi Valley Star . Maturity News Service . September 7, 1990 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240414005401/https://www.newspapers.com/article/simi-valley-star-barbara-barondess/145324104/ . April 14, 2024 . 18. .
  11. Book: Willis . John . Theatre World 1999-2000 . March 2003 . Hal Leonard Corporation . 978-1-55783-476-8 . 250 . April 13, 2024 . en.

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